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Money laundering in Europe rarely probed

The EU police agency Europol on Wednesday said only around 10% of the almost 1 million reports of suspicious transactions made in 2014 were investigated. "Over 65% of these reports are received by just two member states - the UK and the Netherlands," it said. Europol also noted that the overall system to counter money laundering in Europe leads to only 1% of criminal proceeds being confiscated.

Opinion

It seems as if the EU and some member states are trying to 'sell' European external action in Italy, Austria, Poland and Hungary as a key to solving internal issues – and thus pulling these missions into today's populist debates.

Most UK voters in a YouGov survey said they would remain part of the European Union should a second referendum be held now. The poll follows reports the EU is willing to make a concession on British exit demands.